Japanese Province (JPN)
Japan and Korea provinces expand cooperation
In recognition of the challenges and issues brought about by increased globalisation, the provinces of Japan and Korea have agreed to a greater degree of...read more
Upgrading Asian theological formation
A Theological Cooperation Working Group has been formed to review Jesuit theological formation in Asia Pacific and develop realistic ideas to upgrade the quality of...read more
Changing to best serve the universal mission
The Society is now at a new stage brought about by a couple of converging factors – the demographic realities and how we can best...read more
Japan a year after the earthquake
Prayers and memorial services were held across Japan on March 11 as the country marked the first anniversary of the deadly earthquake and tsunami that...read more
Helping foreign migrants navigate Japanese law
The free legal services offered by the Jesuit Social Center in Tokyo in the last year has proven to be a boon to foreign migrants. ...read more
Education of the head, the heart and the hands
In a speech delivered at the recent Sophia Symposium in Tokyo, Fr Mark Raper SJ, President of the Jesuit Conference of Asia Pacific, argued for...read more
Earth, Fire, Air, Water
Human and environmental devastation caused by floods in Australia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka and by earthquakes and their aftershocks in New Zealand, Japan and...read more
Rediscovering my Jesuit identity
Jody Magtoto SJ was in Japan in May, helping in the relief effort for victims of the tsunami. He reflects on how he rediscovered his...read more
Caritas leads ‘tsunami of solidarity’ in Japan
The earthquake and resulting tsunami that killed some 14,000 last March in Japan has caused another tsunami, this time of solidarity and outreach, said the...read more